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Dugan-Tarango Middle

Public Grades 5-8
67th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 192 New Mexico Middle Schools
Better than 65% of New Mexico middle schools
Summary

Dugan-Tarango Middle School is a public middle school located in Lordsburg, New Mexico, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 56 students. The school has had a mixed performance record, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 67th and 184th out of New Mexico's middle schools over the past decade. In the most recent school year (2024-2025), the school ranked 67th and received a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dugan-Tarango Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the state averages, with some exceptions. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for 7th grade (57.89%) was higher than the state average (43.93%), but the school's overall ELA proficiency rate (44.74%) was slightly higher than the Lordsburg district average (43.75%) and the state average (44.19%). In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate (10.43%) was significantly lower than the state average (26.81%) in 2024-2025. The school has also shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, and low socioeconomic status students, who have performed relatively well compared to other New Mexico middle schools.

The school has experienced a declining student-teacher ratio, from 18.8 in 2021-2022 to 12.8 in 2023-2024, which could indicate a positive trend and allow for more individualized attention and support for students. However, the school has a consistently high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55% to 100% over the past three school years, highlighting the socioeconomic challenges faced by the school's population, which may contribute to the overall academic performance.

124
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,860
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1352 Hardin St
       Lordsburg, NM  88045

(575) 542-9806

District: Lordsburg


Students who attend Dugan-Tarango Middle usually attend:

High:    Lordsburg High

Feeder schools for Dugan-Tarango Middle:

Elementary:    R.V.Traylor Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.5%
White:
15.3%
African American:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2014 → 65th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2014
✓Above the New Mexico median (65th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New Mexico average (26% vs 35% meeting standards)
!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Mexico average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg26%
New Mexico avg35%
67th of 192
New Mexico public middle schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 17 pts since 2015
From bottom 48% (2015) to top 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Mexico Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202553.467 of 19265.1%★★★☆☆
202439.974 of 16555.2%★★★☆☆
202333.8149 of 23937.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.2144 of 23237.9%★★☆☆☆
201938.1114 of 20043.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.9107 of 18642.5%★★☆☆☆
201742.596 of 17645.5%★★☆☆☆
201625.4157 of 20824.5%★☆☆☆☆
201541.1107 of 20748.3%★★☆☆☆
201423.1184 of 22217.1%★☆☆☆☆
201319.0164 of 19315.0%★☆☆☆☆
201219.2150 of 17815.7%★☆☆☆☆
201134.6107 of 17338.2%★★☆☆☆
201031.5124 of 17930.7%★★☆☆☆
200933.1120 of 17832.6%★★☆☆☆
200827.3132 of 17223.3%★☆☆☆☆
200729.2123 of 17128.1%★☆☆☆☆
200624.9126 of 15619.2%★☆☆☆☆
200530.5111 of 15729.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202450.151 of 16268.5%★★★☆☆
202335.2132 of 21338.0%★★☆☆☆
202231.8116 of 22047.3%★★☆☆☆
201937.191 of 16043.1%★★☆☆☆
201847.072 of 15653.8%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202448.550 of 15467.5%★★★☆☆
202327.9145 of 20428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202229.1125 of 21441.6%★★☆☆☆
201944.271 of 15052.7%★★★☆☆
201844.975 of 14949.7%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202558.150 of 17371.1%★★★★☆
202446.064 of 14455.6%★★★☆☆
202236.8114 of 22348.9%★★☆☆☆
201949.271 of 17559.4%★★★☆☆
201851.269 of 16858.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202448.149 of 16169.6%★★★★☆
202344.7107 of 22151.6%★★★☆☆
202237.1103 of 21351.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Mexico percentileRating
202439.866 of 14253.5%★★★☆☆
202327.5162 of 22929.3%★☆☆☆☆
202251.685 of 18754.5%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+6 vs school
Male (2024)70th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2024)69th percentile+13 vs school
Hispanic (2024)68th percentile+12 vs school
White (2024)54th percentile~ school
By subject vs New Mexico (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts45%~ state avg
Science21%-14 vs state
Mathematics10%-16 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 124 students attended Dugan-Tarango Middle.

Dugan-Tarango Middle ranks 67th of 192 New Mexico middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Dugan-Tarango Middle usually go on to attend Lordsburg High

Students at Dugan-Tarango Middle are 81% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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